Richard Wilding is a curator, consultant, photographer and film producer specialising in the promotion of cultural heritage through exhibitions, events programmes, publications and documentary films. He has been working in the Middle East since 2010, leading heritage preservation, documentation and public engagement projects in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, UAE, Syria and Egypt.

Richard has planned and curated exhibitions and events at the Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala Lumpur, the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and the British Museum and V&A in London. His photographs have been shown at numerous exhibitions and events worldwide, including Sharjah International Photography Festival, AlUla International Airport, Courtauld Institute of Art, Royal Society for Asian Affairs, Leighton House Museum and the Houses of Parliament, London.